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[Bartlett 914]

We all do it. We sometimes need a tool for a special use. It sometimes makes the difference in how well a job comes out Earlier this year, just for the heck of it, I removed the shaft from the bushings in an old trailing arm. I ended up using heat. I did get it out but what a an awful stinky mess! Yesterday Glenn (gms) stopped by with 2 trailing arms he was cleaning up. He wanted to know if I had a press for the job. With a little scrap metal some machining and welding we came up with a simple tool to remove the shaft. Here are a couple pictures of what we came up with. The tool worked really nice. I think if wanted, this would also work with the trailing arm in the car.

So how about posting some of the special tools you have made.

[John]

First pic shows:

914 Rotisserie
Engine stand
My really really deep socket for torquing the nut on the mainshaft of a 915 trans.




Second pic shows:

My engine support to fit my jack.




When the jack dies, I grind off the receiver pin and weld a new one to accept the new jack..... The engine and transmission are stable on this. I can also remove the trans and it remains stable enough to remove the flywheel without fear of it tipping or rolling over.